Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA

We went to V.M.I. on an invite from a very good friend of ours whose son was attending school there. Virginia and V.M.I. are rich in history, dating back to the founding of our nation. The school was founded in 1839 and is the nation's first state military college. The barracks seen in these images are the original barracks and the cadets still live in them today. Some of the former cadets that have attended are General Stonewall Jackson, General George C. Marshall, General George S. Patton & General Lewis (Chesty) B. Puller among other patriotic Americans. We stayed in a B&B that has been around since Pre-Civil War. The owner was a collector of historical memorabilia & he also had created action scenes with military figurines.
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Cheers, Charlie